Sawman Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sawman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Salmon,' i.e. Solomon. It is tempting to derive the name from Old French saumon, English salmon, the fish, and make it a nickname, but this origin is improbable; v. Salman.

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Sawman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Sawman (12) may also be a first name.

Sawman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Salmon,' i.e. Solomon. It is tempting to derive the name from Old French saumon, English salmon, the fish, and make it a nickname, but this origin is improbable; v. Salman.

William Saumon, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam Sauman, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1551. Baptised — Robert Sawmon: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1616. — John, s. George Sawman: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Salman, Salmon, q.v.

The Hundred-Rolls forms were Sauman and Saumon.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sawman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sawman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sawman is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,034,059th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Sawman reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Sawman is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name world-wide, held by 12 people.

Sawman is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is primarily found in: Ohio, where 43 percent reside, Michigan, where 38 percent reside and Kentucky, where 13 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 36 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside.

Sawman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sawman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sawman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sawman surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

The amount Sawman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 339.25% more than the national average, earning R 1,043,830 per year and in United States they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $40,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Szawman921/
Sawmann920/
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Savman83156/
Cawman8356/
Sewman8339/
Sabman837/
Jawman831/
Sawmon831/
Showman773,600/
Shewman77390/
Shavman77211/
Shabman7769/
Souwman7722/
Sawmong772/
Sabmann771/
Sabmaan771/
Sowmann771/
Shawmon771/
Sahvman770/
Sowmane770/
Schewman712/
Sowmaung711/
Szajbman711/
Schowman710/
Showmann710/
Schabmann6753/
Sävman6749/
Schouwman6736/
Zawmon6717/
Schaubman6712/
Zabman675/
Cavman675/
Sobman673/
Javman672/
Sabmon672/
Schatvman671/
Schaibman671/
Schoowman670/

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